Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
18.0° C
2.3° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
W
6
0.8
SW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
110
87
77
42
3
3
25
23
24
13
8
10
19
14
10
11
9
5
6
8
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:20PM3.66m
1:44AM3.80m
2:15PM3.45m
2:46AM3.52m
3:25PM3.28m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.87m
7:54PM1.08m
8:41AM1.07m
8:50PM1.25m
9:48AM1.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
8
11
11
9
7
7
8
9
11
12
12
11
15
15
13
11
12
12
14
15
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